Nathaniel Popper, Matt Phillips, Kate Kelly and Tara Siegel Bernard
The Silicon Valley Start-Up That Caused Wall Street Chaos
The New York Times, 2021
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Trading platform Robinhood floundered in the GameStop rush.
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In January 2021, retail investors rallied to purchase the shares of GameStop, AMC and Blackberry, on which several Wall Street hedge funds held massive short positions. The buyers launched their offensive from the no-fee online trading platform Robinhood. The prolonged attack cost some hedge funds billions of dollars, and it nearly brought down Robinhood. In this compelling investigative article, New York Times journalists examine the purported Wall Street disrupter that nonetheless found itself at the mercy of the traditional financial system.
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About the Authors
Nathaniel Popper et al. are journalists at The New York Times.
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